Ahhhhhhh, perhaps a trunk ?
May 20th 2004, 7:32 pm
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Ahhhhhhh, perhaps a trunk ?
Whilst sat upon the throne last night contemplating another dimension to our ongoing turmoil ( how do we get what little junk we have to aus ) i came across a fantastic ( at least i thought so at the time ) idea, buy a trunk, perhaps two and ship / fly them over..............GREAT !, dead chuffed....................but, where do you get them from, how much do they cost and how much does it cost to send them..................?
There's a moral in this story, whilst thinking about a single question i came upon a single answer, that however has turned into 3 more questions and hence we go on and on and bloody on................forever.
Stressed.
Paul
There's a moral in this story, whilst thinking about a single question i came upon a single answer, that however has turned into 3 more questions and hence we go on and on and bloody on................forever.
Stressed.
Paul
May 20th 2004, 7:37 pm
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Re: Ahhhhhhh, perhaps a trunk ?
Originally posted by Paul&Ann-Marie
i came across a fantastic ( at least i thought so at the time ) idea, buy a trunk, perhaps two and ship / fly them over..............
i came across a fantastic ( at least i thought so at the time ) idea, buy a trunk, perhaps two and ship / fly them over..............
).Anyhoo, I'm not at work tomorrow (at the York emigration fair) but I'll send an email to a couple of the matrons to see if they know. If they do I'll post back here on Sunday / Monday (got a big weekend in York planned with a mate while I'm there
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May 20th 2004, 7:38 pm
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Re: Ahhhhhhh, perhaps a trunk ?
Originally posted by Paul&Ann-Marie
but, where do you get them from, how much do they cost and how much does it cost to send them..................?
Paul
but, where do you get them from, how much do they cost and how much does it cost to send them..................?
Paul
There's a company near to us that has old teachests for sale, perhaps you could find some of those to use, they'd be pretty good I reckon!??
May 20th 2004, 7:44 pm
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Re: Ahhhhhhh, perhaps a trunk ?
Originally posted by Paul&Ann-Marie
Whilst sat upon the throne last night contemplating another dimension to our ongoing turmoil ( how do we get what little junk we have to aus ) i came across a fantastic ( at least i thought so at the time ) idea, buy a trunk, perhaps two and ship / fly them over..............GREAT !, dead chuffed....................but, where do you get them from, how much do they cost and how much does it cost to send them..................?
There's a moral in this story, whilst thinking about a single question i came upon a single answer, that however has turned into 3 more questions and hence we go on and on and bloody on................forever.
Stressed.
Paul
Whilst sat upon the throne last night contemplating another dimension to our ongoing turmoil ( how do we get what little junk we have to aus ) i came across a fantastic ( at least i thought so at the time ) idea, buy a trunk, perhaps two and ship / fly them over..............GREAT !, dead chuffed....................but, where do you get them from, how much do they cost and how much does it cost to send them..................?
There's a moral in this story, whilst thinking about a single question i came upon a single answer, that however has turned into 3 more questions and hence we go on and on and bloody on................forever.
Stressed.
Paul
The trunk idea is all well and good, but if two men can't lift it you may have problems. The removal companies prefer
man-handleable boxes.
BTW 3 m2 cost about 750 GBP with insurance.
May 20th 2004, 7:52 pm
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Ive seen them in good luggage shops .
We are London based so John Lewis or selfridges ????
Wish all our stuff fitted in 2 trunks still cant believe hubbie wants a 40 ft container :scared:
We are London based so John Lewis or selfridges ????
Wish all our stuff fitted in 2 trunks still cant believe hubbie wants a 40 ft container :scared:
May 20th 2004, 9:09 pm
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Mr Mover might have info on this, but I remember being told to avoid tea-chests as they often been filled with sawdust or woodchips for previous packing.
May 20th 2004, 9:10 pm
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We've just got a quote for air-freight from John Mason. Door-to-door, including packing and customs clearance, Kent to Gold Coast, up to 300kg/1.3cu m £1350.
A trunk would be heavy and probably add to the cost of shipping. Better to get hold of custom packing materials or have shippers do the packing.
We're sending 2 computers, loads of files and excess baggage 2 months after our main shipment went in a 40ft container.
Lesley
A trunk would be heavy and probably add to the cost of shipping. Better to get hold of custom packing materials or have shippers do the packing.
We're sending 2 computers, loads of files and excess baggage 2 months after our main shipment went in a 40ft container.
Lesley
May 20th 2004, 9:12 pm
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Originally posted by Pollyana
Mr Mover might have info on this, but I remember being told to avoid tea-chests as they often been filled with sawdust or woodchips for previous packing.
Mr Mover might have info on this, but I remember being told to avoid tea-chests as they often been filled with sawdust or woodchips for previous packing.
G
May 20th 2004, 9:15 pm
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Re: Ahhhhhhh, perhaps a trunk ?
Originally posted by Paul&Ann-Marie
Whilst sat upon the throne last night contemplating another dimension to our ongoing turmoil ( how do we get what little junk we have to aus ) i came across a fantastic ( at least i thought so at the time ) idea, buy a trunk, perhaps two and ship / fly them over..............GREAT !, dead chuffed....................but, where do you get them from, how much do they cost and how much does it cost to send them..................?
There's a moral in this story, whilst thinking about a single question i came upon a single answer, that however has turned into 3 more questions and hence we go on and on and bloody on................forever.
Stressed.
Paul
Whilst sat upon the throne last night contemplating another dimension to our ongoing turmoil ( how do we get what little junk we have to aus ) i came across a fantastic ( at least i thought so at the time ) idea, buy a trunk, perhaps two and ship / fly them over..............GREAT !, dead chuffed....................but, where do you get them from, how much do they cost and how much does it cost to send them..................?
There's a moral in this story, whilst thinking about a single question i came upon a single answer, that however has turned into 3 more questions and hence we go on and on and bloody on................forever.
Stressed.
Paul
